..."Which credential is your favorite? Why?"
We break down the results inside including fobs vs cards and HID vs NXP formats.
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13.56 MHz Retains Top Favorite
With over 50% of the total...

...NFC (Near Field Communication)
Once the mobile format darling, NFC was the method credentials giant HID Global elected to build out as their enterprise/commercial credential method of choice. While...

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Inside this guide, we review all of those elements including examples of configuration with Axis, HID and Mercury controllers, a 3 minutes hands-on-video and finally an explanation of the importance...

...ZKAccess C3 IP networked single door door controller carries an MSRP of $300, while comparable units from HID or Axis often cost twice as much.
Even more compelling is the ZKAccess brand is based in a New...

...and operates its own line of proprietary hardware, not having support for 3rd party controllers like HID VertX, HID Edge, Mercury Security products, and Axis A1001 door controllers.
AMAG offers a wide...

...PoE options are becoming common for single or double door IP based controllers like Mercury EP-1501, HID Edge EVO, and the Axis A1001, but controllers with four or more openings using PoE will remain...

...Platform Cost
Paxton prices product somewhat higher compared to similar access platform offerings from HID VertX or Axis A1001 where a two door system including all hardware, readers, credentials, and...

...CDVI Centaur access controls on their sites, then the last few years started moving to Kantech with HID readers on new sites (and retrofitted one older site). Naturally, the Centaur and HID fobs don't...

...that includes everything but the locks and labor cost places it about equal with similar offerings from HID VertX or Axis A1001 based small systems.
Openness
Kantech is strictly proprietary in hardware...

...doing so, Avigilon is cutting out the server, delivering an 'embedded' version of their ACM software on HID VertX controllers, making Avigilon access less expensive for smaller systems, but giving up some...

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But the biggest manufacturer in the industry shocked many with the out-of-the-blue departure of HID's CEO.
IPVM sources tell us that while the timing was sudden, the exit marks an ouster, likely...

...copycat?
In this note, we examine the A4011-E reader's specs, applications, drawbacks and comparison to HID.
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Product Details
Axis first reader release is a co-produced model with...

...research first released in 2010 to show just how trivial it still is to read, modify and clone most HID cards — the rectangular white plastic “smart” cards that organizations worldwide distribute to...

...manufacturer's that are Open Architecture - from what I understand this generally mean's Mercury or HID controller OEM's. I understand that generally these platforms will lessen vendor lock-in and...

...Perhaps the most heavily marketed products are NFC-based (Near Field Communication) being pushed by HID and IR. Despite the enthusiasm and wild 'revolutionary' claims, we are hesitant to claim mobile...

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